The Wife of Beith; With a description of her Journey to Heaven.
Files
Title
The Wife of Beith; With a description of her Journey to Heaven.
Creator
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Publisher
Edinburgh: Printed for the Bookseller
Date
[1840-1850?] per National Library of Scotland
Extent
24 pages
Identifier
Is Part Of
a bound collection of 54 chapbooks
Description
Woodcut #75: Illustration on title-page of the Resurrection showing Jesus Christ rising from the tomb in a burst of light with 4 soldiers displayed in pairs of two on the ground.
Type
poetry
Abstract
"The Wife of Bath's Tale (Middle English: the Tale of the Wyf of Bathe) is among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. " Wikipedia
Coverage
Bath, England
Subject
Chapbooks - Scotland - Edinburgh
Source
Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario
Is Referenced By
Format
JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.
Rights
In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca, 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413
Contributor
Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Citation
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400, “The Wife of Beith; With a description of her Journey to Heaven.,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed November 4, 2025, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/1016.
